Job Title: Animal Keeper - Ungulates Section
Posted: Thursday 15 May 2025 at 00:00 | Expires: Sunday 15 June 2025 at 23:59
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours, depending on the needs of the business
Work pattern: Includes weekends, bank holidays, and some evenings
Duration: Permanent - Varied Hours
About the Role
West Midlands Safari Park is recruiting for an Animal Keeper in our Ungulates section. This role involves husbandry tasks such as feeding, cleaning, health monitoring, and enclosure maintenance for a diverse range of Ungulate species in a drive-through system. The position includes work in the Asia and African sections, monitoring guests in drive-through reserves, and delivering keeper talks.
About You
The ideal candidate is confident, motivated, enthusiastic about wildlife conservation, and possesses excellent communication skills. You should have good wildlife knowledge and an animal-related qualification at HND level or above. Previous experience in a similar role is preferred. The role is physically demanding but rewarding.
You must be flexible to work outside standard hours, including weekends, bank holidays, and evenings. A full, valid driving licence is required due to driving in animal-restricted areas.
Benefits
* WMSP Annual Pass offering free admission for you, your family, and friends, plus theme park wristbands and free entry to sister site Drayton Manor Park.
* 35% discount in retail and catering outlets and off-park events.
* 24-hour online doctor access and online prescriptions.
* Counselling services.
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